Kenya: Kenya Government Relations Analyst

Private-sector style career development in a growing social enterprise
An excellent career development opportunity

Industry:Nonprofit/International Development
Function:Local government relations work
Employer:One Acre Fund
Job Title: Kenya Government Relations Analyst
Job Location:Kisumu or Nairobi

Duration:Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job

Organization Description

Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.

We are growing quickly. In eight years, we have grown to serve 180,000 farm families with more than 2000 full-time field staff. Our approach has won widespread validation, winning grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates Foundation.

Website: www.oneacrefund.org.

Job Description

One Acre Fund works closely with the local and national government in Kenya. Our principal focus is the Ministry of Agriculture, but we also pay close attention to other actors in Kenya’s agricultural sector. Our aim is to share information on what we do. We also require detailed insights into the strategic, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the sector.

Our government relations team supports field operations to provide vital services to farmers. It also informs our wider policy, communications and outreach work. We believe that powerful opportunities exist to partner with the government to shape and implement effective policy, coordinated together with our significant field presence.

We are seeking a Kenya government relations analyst to help manage our growing local government relations work and support our long term policy objectives. This person would work closely with the government relations team in Kenya.

There are several major duties:

Oversee a team of four local government relations staff that cover fifteen counties in western KenyaEnhance quarterly reports, organized field visits, and overall local government outreachDevelop the capacity of our local government team through detailed work planning, strategic thinking, skills training, and mentoringStrengthen One Acre Fund relations with senior leadership in priority county governmentsMaintain One Acre Fund relations with key agricultural sector actors such as regulators, research institutions, donor programs, partner organizations, and local mediaSupport One Acre Fund relations with national government figures, organizations, regulators and researchersInterpret and explain policies and laws applicable to One Acre Fund field operationsProduce publications for media, conferences, and One Acre Fund stakeholdersResearch and analyze policy issues at local and national levels affecting Kenya’s agricultural sectorWrite a weekly agricultural sector ‘sit-rep’ summarizing key regional news stories of interest to One Acre Fund

Career Growth and Development

One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.

Qualifications

We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2 – 4+ years of work experience. We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact, scale, and sustainability. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with a minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

Management experience: include evidence of how you grew and developed a team of peopleStrong work experiences: we are looking for a former policy professional, economist, management consultant, or lawyer; entrepreneurial and unstructured work experiences are also helpfulLeadership experiences: demonstrated at work or outside of workTop-performing undergraduate: please include GPA and test scores on your resumeHumility and personal stability: we are looking for passionate professionals that combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to serviceProfessional skills: high levels of proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and ExcelEast Africa experience: a proven understanding of the political, social, and economic situation in Kenya and the regionLanguages: English and Kiswahili required

Preferred Start Date

Flexible

Compensation

Starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement in developing nations.

Benefits

Health insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.

Sponsor International Candidates

Yes

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